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amsmath

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amsthm (theorems)

natbib (bibliography)

The template, sample and imsart.sty files can be found here. You will also find the BatchMRef tool there, which will help you to check and reformat – if needed – references. We recommend to use the acmtrans-ims bibliography style.

The preferred format of the graphics files is EPS.

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